Team Arkansas Earns National Championship 2nd Consecutive Year

Warren Waves who swam on Team Arkansas at the 2012 Jr. National Olympics.

Photos courtesy of Kim Harton and Wendy Savage.  Click on photos to view larger images.

Twenty-five swimmers from the Warren Waves Swim Team competed with 139 swimmers from around Arkansas (making up Team Arkansas) in the 2012 Junior Olympic Games in Pearland, Texas the last week of July where they brought home various medals and ribbons and the title of National Champions for the 2nd consecutive year.

Coach Tim Whitney

Warren Waves coaches Tim Whitney and Curtis Lagrone served as assistant coaches for Team Arkansas.  Coach Tim reported that Team Arkansas team scored the highest points in junior Olympic history with 5,822 points.  All kids from Team Arkansas performed well and have earned National Championship rings for their accomplishments.

Swimmers were awarded a medal for finishing 1st through 8th and a ribbon for finishing 9th through 16th.  Warren Waves swimmers are as follows:

Josh McClain stands on platform after accepting his silver medal in the Jr. Olympics.

8&U Girls:
Victoria O'Neill, 33rd in 50 meter butterfly, 42nd in 50 meter freestyle, 47th in 50 meter backstroke, 36th in 50 meter breaststroke, and 6th in the 200 meter freestyle relay

Maddie Anders

Maddie Anders, 28th in 100 meter freestyle, 22nd in 50 meter backstroke, 22nd in 50 meter butterfly, 4th in the 200 meter freestyle relay, and 6th in the 200 meter medley relay

Valeria Navarro, 45th in 50 meter freestyle, 40th in 50 meter backstroke, and 4th in the 200 meter freestyle mixed relay

Allie McWhorter, 30th in 50 meter butterfly, 32nd in 50 meter freetyle, 37th in 50 meter breaststroke, 39th in 50 meter backstroke, and 6th in the 200 meter freestyle relay



8&U Boys:
Isaac Richey, 10th in 50 meter breaststroke, 11th in 50 meter butterfly, 11th in 50 meter freestyle, and 3rd in the 200 meter freestyle relay

Miles Hargrave, 7th in 50 meter breaststroke, 13th in 50 meter butterfly, 18th in 50 meter freestyle, and 20th in 50 meter backstroke

Cade Cobb:  9th in 50 meter backstroke, 9th in 50 meter butterfly, and 3rd in the 200 meter freestyle relay

9-10 Girls:

Kennedi Limoges, 21st in 50 meter butterfly, 32nd in 50 meter freestyle, 35th in 100 meter freestyle, and 4th in the 200 meter freestyle relay

9-10 Boys:

Josh McClain, 2nd in 200 meter freestyle, 2nd in 100 meter breaststroke, 3rd in 50 meter freestyle, 4th in 200 meter IM, 5th in 100 meter butterfly, 5th in 50 meter breaststroke, 6th in 100 meter freestyle, 6th in 50 meter butterfly, 1st in the 200 meter freestyle relay, and 2nd in the 200 meter relay

Richard O'Neill, 9th in 200 meter freestyle, 10th in 50 meter breaststroke, 15th in 100 meter freestyle, 16th in 50 meter backstroke, 19th in 50 meter freestyle, and 2nd in 200 meter freestyle relay

11-12 Girls:

Josie Smith, 15th in 50 meter breaststroke, 21st in 50 meter butterfly, 30th in 50 meter freestyle, 4th in 200 meter freestyle relay, 4th in 200 meter medley relay, and 5th in the 400 meter freestyle relay

Kaylee Jo Mann, 1st in 50 meter freestyle swim-off where she finished 16th int he finals, 13th in 200 meter freestyle, 14th in 200 meter IM, 15th in 100 meter backstroke, 16th in 100 meter freestyle, 16th in 50 meter backstroke, 20th in 50 meter breaststroke, 2nd in the 400 meter medley relay, 2nd in the 200 meter freestyle relay, 3rd in the 200 meter medley relay, and 4th in the 400 meter freestyle relay

Katelyn Dunaway, 10th in 100 meter butterfly, 24th in 50 meter butterfly, 31st in 50 meter freestyle, 5th in 400 meter freestyle relay, 5th in the 400 meter medley relay, 5th in the 200 meter freestyle relay and 6th in the 200 meter medley relay

Kaylee Jo Mann, Alexis Dunaway, Josie Smith, and Katelyn Dunaway

11-12 Boys:

Cameron Cobb, 12th in 100 meter backstroke, 18th in 50 meter freestyle, 2nd in the 400 meter freestyle, 28th in 50 meter backstroke, 22nd in 100 meter freestyle, 28th in 50 meter freestyle, 2nd in the 400 meter medley relay, 4th in the 400 meter freestyle, and 4th in the 200 meter medley relay

Logan Ashcraft, 5th in 100 meter butterfly, 11th in 50 meter breaststroke, 16th in 50 meter butterfly, 23rd in 100 meter freestyle, 4th in 400 meter freestyle relay, and 4th in 400 meter medley relay

Jr. Pacheco, 7th in 200 meter freestyle, 11th in 100 meter freestyle, 12th in 100 meter backstroke, 13th in 50 meter freestyle, 14th in 50 meter butterfly, 19th in 50 meter backstroke, 2nd in 400 meter freestyle relay, 3rd in the 200 meter freestyle relay, and 4th in the 400 meter medley relay

13-14 Girls:

Anna Beth Bennett, 21st in 100 meter backstroke, 22nd in 100 meter freestyle, 27th in 50 meter freestyle, 2nd in 400 meter medley relay, 3rd in the 200 meter medley relay, and 4th in the 200 meter freestyle relay

Alexis Dunaway, 11th in the 100 meter breaststroke, 18th in 200 meter IM, 18th in the 100 meter breaststroke, 18th in 200 meter freestyle, 18th in 100 meter butterfly, 21st in 100 meter freestyle, and 5th in 200 meter medley relay

Asst. Coach
Curtis Lagrone

13-14 Boys:

Alex Ramirez, 7th in 200 meter breaststroke, 9th in 200 meter backstroke, 11th in 50 meter freestyle, 12th in 100 meter butterfly, 12th in 100 meter breaststroke, 13th in 200 meter freestyle, 13th in 100 meter backstroke, 16th in 100 meter freestyle, 1st in 200 meter freestyle relay, 1st in 400 meter freestyle relay, 2nd in the 400 meter medley relay, and 4th in 200 meter medley relay

15-18 Girls:

Thalia Ramirez, 6th in 50 meter freestyle, 8th in 200 meter freestyle, 10th in 100 meter backstroke, 10th in 100 meter freestyle, 11th in 100 meter butterfly, 2nd in 200 meter freestyle relay, 2nd in 200 meter medley relay, 2nd in the 400 meter freestyle relay, 2nd in the 400 meter medley relay

15-18 Boys:

Matthew Spencer, 40th in 100 meter freestyle, 46th in 50 meter freestyle, 8th in 200 meter freestyle relay, 8th in 400 meter freestyle relay, 8th in 400 meter medley relay

Stephen Best, 7th in 200 meter butterfly, 24th in 100 meter butterfly, 25th in 200 meter freestyle, 37th in 100 meter freestyle, 38th in 50 meter freestyle, 6th in 400 meter freestyle relay, 7th in 200 meter freestyle, 8th in the 400 meter medley relay

Toby Lagrone, 14th in 200 meter breaststroke, 28th in 100 meter breaststroke, 43rd in 50 meter freestyle, 8th in 200 meter freestyle relay, 8th in 400 meter freestyle relay, 8th in the 400 meter medley relay

Kevin Cortes, 27th in 100 meter buttefly, 33rd in 50 meter freestyle, 33rd in 100 meter freestyle, 6th in the 200 meter medley relay, 7th in the 400 meter medley relay, 7th in 200 meter freestyle relay

Julian Gonzalez, 11th in 200 meter backstroke, 20th in 100 meter butterfly, 21st in 200 meter freestyle, 21st in 200 meter IM, 22nd in 50 meter freestyle, 30th in 100 meter breaststroke, 32st in 100 meter freestyle, 6th in 200 meter medley relay, 6th in the 400 meter freestyle relay, 7th in the 5400 medley relay, and 7th in 200 meter freestyle relay

Congratulations Warren Waves and Team Arkansas-National Champions Again!

Team Arkansas, 2012 National Jr. Olympic Champions